The ones you don't know how to help

6:19 PM,
Aug. 21, 2013

Jeremy Fusco

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Jeremy Fusco
Guest Columnist

You see them every day on your way to work. The ones that make you uneasy to make eye contact.

You see them in your job. The coworker who rises to anger, remains depressed, or seems to be fighting a struggle from within.

You see them in your own family. The spouse you wish would quit drinking so much; the child who is lost in their drug use. You seem them in the mirror. The reflection of you that isn't what you want to see. These are the ones who are fighting the disease of addiction, mental disorder, or both. You see them every day but don't know what can be done other than to wish them well or avoid the subject. ...